Love Conquers All(Sequel to I Love Him(Anakin Skywalker Love Story)

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Luke and Jillian wandered back to where their ship is sitting. Artoo beeps a greeting, but is ignored by his depressed masters. Luke kneeled down, begins to help Artoo with the ship, then stops and shakes his head dejectedly.

"We can't do it, Artoo. We can't go on alone." Luke said.

"Yoda will always be with you." Bens voice said from afar. Jillian and Luke looked up to see the shimmering image of BEN KENOBI.

" Obi-Wan! Why didn't you tell me?" Likes asked. The ghost of Ben Kenobi approaches him through the swamp. " You told me Vader betrayed and murdered my father."

"You father was seduced by the dark side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. So what I have told you was true... from a certain point of view." Ben said.

" (turning away, derisive) A certain point of view!" Like said

"Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." Jillian said

Luke is unresponsive. Jillian and Ben studied him in silence for a moment.

" we don't blame you for being angry. If I was wrong in what I did, it certainly wouldn't have been for the first time. You see, what happened to your father was my fault." Ben pauses sadly. " Anakin was a good friend." Luke turns with interest at this. As Ben speaks, Luke settles on a stump, mesmerized. Artoo comes over to offer his comforting presence. " When I first knew him, your father was already a great pilot. But I was amazed how strongly the Force was with him. I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi. I thought that I could instruct him just as well as Yoda. I was wrong. My pride has had terrible consequences for the galaxy."

Luke is entranced. " There's still good in him." Luke said.

"We also thought he could be turned back to the good side. It couldn't be done. He is more machine now than man. Twisted and evil" Ben said.

" I can't do it, Ben." Luke said

" You guys cannot escape your destiny." Ben said to him.

" we tried to stop him once. We couldn't do it." Luke said.

" Vader humbled you when first you guys met him, Luke... but that experience was part of your training. It taught you, among other things, the value of patience. Had you not been so impatient to defeat Vader then, you could have finished your training here with Yoda. You would have been prepared" Ben said.

" But we had to help our friends." Jillian said.

" (grinning at Luke and Jillian's indignation) And did you help them? It was they who had to save you. You achieved little by rushing back prematurely, I fear." Ben said

" (with sadness) I found out Darth Vader was my father." Luke said

" To be a Jedi, Luke, you must confront and then go beyond the dark side - the side your father couldn't get past. Impatience is the easiest door - for you, like your father. Only, your father was seduced by what he found on the other side of the door, and you have held firm. You're no longer so reckless now, Luke. You are strong and patient. And now, you must face Darth Vader again!" Ben said.

" I can't kill my own father." Luke said.

" Then the Emperor has already won. You and Ariana were our only hopes." Ben said.

" Yoda spoke of another." Luke said

"The other he spoke of is your twin sister." Ben said

"But I have no sister." Luke said

"Hmm. To protect you both from the Emperor, you were hidden from your father when you were born. The Emperor knew, as I did, if Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him. That is the reason why your sister remains safely anonymous." Ben said

"Leia! Leia's also my sister." Luke relized

"Your insight serves you well. Bury your feelings deep down, Luke. They do you credit. But they could be made to serve the Emperor. Luke looks into the distance, trying to comprehend all this." Ben said. "When your father left, he didn't know your mother was pregnant wiith twins. Your mother and I knew he would find out eventually, but we wanted to keep you both as safe as possible, for as long as possible. So I took you to live with my brother Owen on Tatooine... and your mother took Leia to live as the daughter of Senator Organa, on Alderaan." Jillian and Luke turned, and settles near Ben to hear the tale. "(attempting to give solace with his words) The Organa household was high-born and politically quite powerful in that system. Leia became a princess by virtue of lineage... no one knew she'd been adopted, of course. But it was a title without real power, since Alderaan had long been a democracy. Even so, the family continued to be politically powerful, and Leia, following in her foster father's path, became a senator as well. That's not all she became, of course... she became the leader of her cell in the Alliance against the corrupt Empire. And because she had diplomatic immunity, she was a vital link for getting information to the Rebel cause. That's what she was doing when her path crossed yours... for her foster parents had always told her to contact me on Tatooine, if her troubles became desperate." Ben explains to them

Luke and Jillian are overwhelmed by the truth, and is suddenly protective of his sister.

"But you can't let her get involved now, Ben. Vader will destroy her." Jillian siad.

"She hasn't been trained in the ways of the Jedi the way you two have, Jill... but the Force is strong with her, as it is with all of your family. There is no avoiding the battle. You two must face and destroy Vader!" Ben said